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eric limbers voli 92 no 23 whitchurchstouffville october 4 1979 20 cents 24 pages 4fc fefl stouffville an in ternational plowing match like any professional competition has itsshareof surprises and this years edition was no ex ception v however the most sur prised participant of all was 18 year old eric timbers stouff- yille rr 4 he along with keith leslie of georgetown will represent ontario in the canadian near montreal next september eric had no idea he was even in line for the award until his name was called out at the banquet in chatham friday nighty f just sat there dumb- founded he told the tribune i still cant believe it under the old rules a plowboy erics age was ineligible to compete in the canadian classic thats since been changed making him the youngest entry ever to reach this level hes the son of carl and marion timbers sixth line whitchurchstouffville regardless of what happens next fall the 79 international is one eric will never forget in his class under 21 he scored three lsts and one third with the financial return including a 2500 scholarship totalling close to 3500 he also received an engraved silver tray and a set of luggage seventeen year old ken wells also of rr 4 stouffville dies in fiem although mast weeks international plowing match near chatham was con sidered a success it was tinged with sadness due to the sudden death of a participant shelby williams of caledonia collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack in the field he had stepped down from his tractor and was adjusting his plow when stricken v floyd forsyth of stouffville and don dunkeld of zephyr were two of the first to reach his side all efforts to revive him failed out of respect two minutes of silence were observed at the awards banquet friday night shelby williams was buried that afternoon was equally successful with two lsts one 2nd and a third ken qualifies for a 2500 scholarship plus an additional 1000 in prize money at the awards dinner p be received a set of luggage plus a carved piece of indian pottery as york regions- v representatives eric and ken far outdistanced all rivals other plowmen from the area who did well included kevin wells stouffville four seconds floyd forsyth stouffville two seconds one third one fourth don dunkeld zephyr one first one second one fourth one fifth greg timbers sandford two firsts ken ferguson stouffville one second brian degeer mt albert one third one fourth herb jarvis agincourt two firsts two seconds anthony featherstone milliken two seconds one third one fourth kevin grose mt albert one second ellis britton claremont a fifth a seventh an eighth and a tenth eugene timbers beaverton three firsts one second bob richards stouffville one fifth and barry timbers beaverton a sixth an eighth and an eleventh markham fair record breaker y y meet the champ ten month old amy nicole warr and her mother mrs tony warr of 11 reginald crescent markham amy was named the winner of markham fairs baby contest saturday pretty girl and received a host of lovely gifts she wascrowned by this years queen of markham fair marilyn ilott j v j jim thomas baby6hamp t0 now or never mom markham it was now or never commented joan warr at the conclusion of the markham fair baby contest saturday pretty ten month old amy nicole had just been crowned grand champion in a competition that took almost two hours to complete the proud father along with the couples two other children richard 9 and lisa 6 were on hand for the event tony and joan warr and family reside at 11 reginald crescent markham i used to enter sewing in the fair but this year i didnt have hme mrs warr told the tribune i decided to make amy a dress and enter her shes glad she did the reserve grand champion was a handsome seven month old boy neil mctavish son offraser and cindy mctavish 37 church street markham smiled all the way through the show so did his three year old sister jennifer when the results were an nounced hes a good baby mrs mctavish said the best any mother could have and hes the last she confided this is it well end with a winner our familys complete both amy and neil headed their respective divisions other class winners included david crust son of john and gayle farmers zoo big attraction markham old mac- donalds farm continues to be one of the main attractions to markham fair particularly for the children and no one knows this better than norm lee formerly of locust hill now living in willowdale norm cares for the livestock during the fourday show and answers a million questions put to him by a inquisitive kids as they file through like do only brown hens lay brown eggs if a holstein cow gives white milk how come a jersey cow doesnt give chocolate milk does a sheep shed its coat in the summer and what happens when a mother pig has more babies than she has spouts norm answers each query carefully and often helps them fill out forms that are used for discussion purposes back in class at times however he has trouble concealing a smile and often breaks into a hearty laugh after theyve gone to a 72 year old exfarmer whos been coming to markham fair since a babe in arms some of the questions seem pretty basic regardless he understands that to a boy or girl living in toronto macdonalds farm is a whole new world harvey browns the supervisor he says hes the one who makes the contacts and arranges for entries well in advance this year they really had more than they could handle one stall was divided to silly waste stouffville ward 4 councillor bill kamps has criticized a proposal whereby jhe town will advertise the position of chief administration officer soon to be vacated by longtime administrator ralph corner j t calling it a waste of money ridiculous councillor kamps feels the post can be filled by someone within the present office staff well be spending 1500 unnecessarily he claimed we have qualified personnel right here his protests fell on deaf ears it was agreed that an ad should be inserted in one daily newspaper and the munidpal world accommodate the extras norm doesnt have to do any milking the young take care of that he says his main duties are keeping them clean and well fed he enjoys it admitting that even after several years of retirement he still misses the good life he remembers working for fifty cents a day those participating in the display included les beare of cedar valley a horse bill wamock of little britain a hereford cow and calf and a donkey marlene brown of markham a pony and two raccoons bud anthony of whitevale goats ed macaloney claremont geese mrs stan clarkson stouffville cat and kittens lewis reesor markham ducks and ducklings charles jackson stouffville pigeons brown bros unionville sow and pigs barry little of cedar grove jersey calves archie little cedar grove highland cow and calf alf smith markham pigs lewis reesor markham hen and chicks iw french claremont cat and kittens russell dow bowmanvflle ewes and iambs and norm lee willowdale rabbits crust maystone court stouffville jennifer clark daughter j of sherwood and marian clark hepworth way markham amanda rae leger daughter of terry and marion leger rr 2 stouffville ed ward cuncliffe son of ted and lorraine cuncliffe carolwood crescent markham jimmy dolphin son of doug and jane dolphin bayview fairways thornhill mandy lillie daughter of russell and sheila lillie holland landing and twins brandy and beverley smith children of jim and ann smith midland avenue scarborough judges were rev thomas greene rector at grace anglican church markham marjorie patten of willowdale and sue boyle toronto the committee chairperson this year was carol white rr l locust hill master of ceremonies was beverley floyd chant crescent markham this area has never experienced anything like it a fair without equal at a site second to none one hundred and twenty- five thousand people thats the attendance figure arrived at by fred crawford a member of the gatesandadmission com mittee andlst vicepresident of the board he admits to being conservative s every day established new records with an estimated 50000 checking through the turnstiles saturday on the weekend alone 14000 cars were ac commodated the parking lot was filled to capacity the operation within the grounds was extremely well organized mr crawford said the big headache was getting v folks there with lineups stretching south for several miles along mccowan road and hwy 48 that was the frustrating part knowing people wanted to get here but could nt he said the problem he noted would v looked into carefully m the months ahead- he suggested too that some kind of intersite transportation service would likely be initiated to take patrons to and from their cars the distance he saidfwas too far particularly for the elderly angate receipts he predicts- will be up by over 45000 nfair president mac cosburn expressed satisfaction with all aspects of the show while the shirtsleeve weather during all four days created dense fog at nights all events went ahead as planned mr cosburn said he was sorry the official opening had to be delayed two hours but this couldntcbe helped the honj r eugene whelan former federal minister of agriculture wasv foggedin at windsor who pays jeardayliner collision v claremont when a tram and car collide who pays the damages the railroad or the motorist v thumbs down by teachers york region by a vote of 610 to 597 york countys elementary public school teachers have rejected the latest agreement despite the fact a memorandum was signed by the negotiating teams back in july and ratified by the board in august even though the negative majority was only thirteen votes trustee harry bowes of whitchurchstouffville admits surprise at the outcome he now fears that different teachers voted against it for different reasons making settlement difficult the result he expects will be discussed at an uvcamera meeting of the board monday night the town trustee is hopeful terms of the contract will be made public now that the vote has been taken previously it had been agreed all details should be secret until the teachers were given a chance to either approve or reject it in most cases few drivers survive to worry however mrs bob lewis of rr 3 claremont is one of the lucky ones her 1975 chrysler was in collision with a toronto-to- stouffville dayliner at an un- protected level crossing on 18th avenue markham west of the 9th concession and while only her nerves were frayed her opinion of the cnr was lowered somewhat when she received a bill to cover exterior repairs to the train it couldnt have been more than a scratch said husband bob hes suggested wife marg go out to stouffville with an aerosol can some evening and touch the engine up as for the lewiss own automobile repairs could be close to one thousand dollars he feels since no figure was set out on the cn account bob intends to fix his own car first and worry about the other later whos pnwng who three year old glenn beckett of r rl1 untorville has some trouble coaxing porky oat of the winners circle after receiving the grand championship award at markham fair pet show friday glera juggtng match tootwith a little help from mom and dad x w x i jim thomas f